--- title: Discord messages could appear in Google Search! How to turn off the feature url: https://roboin.io/article/en/2026/10/28/how-to-stop-discord-messages-from-appearing-in-google-search/ description: Discord has announced that starting in mid-December 2026, it will begin displaying some messages from public channels in eligible discoverable servers on its website and in search engines such as Google. Server administrators can choose which channels appear on the web or exclude all channels. Individual server members can also change their settings to prevent their own messages from appearing on websites and search engines. publishedDate: 2026-10-28T06:05:02.951Z modifiedDate: 2026-10-28T06:05:02.951Z thumbnail: https://roboin.io/api/media/file/discord-message-visibility-setting-english.png thumbnailAlt: Screenshot of Discord's settings page, with the [Show my message content from discoverable channels on web pages] option highlighted by a red border in the [Data & Privacy] section. thumbnailCaption: N/A --- # Discord messages could appear in Google Search! How to turn off the feature Starting in mid-December 2026, Discord plans to make some messages from public channels in eligible discoverable servers accessible through Discord's website and search engines like Google. Messages from private servers, direct messages (DMs), and group DMs will remain private. However, anyone may be able to find messages from eligible public channels through Google Search unless you change the relevant settings. Server administrators can choose which channels appear on the web or exclude all channels. Individual users can also prevent their own messages from appearing on websites and search engines. ## Some Discord messages will appear on websites and search engines starting in mid-December On October 28 (JST), Discord announced plans to make some messages from public channels in certain servers accessible through search engines like Google and Discord's website. The change applies to [discoverable servers](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/14078261239831-Clarifying-Server-Types) that have at least 1,000 members, have existed for at least eight weeks, and meet Discord's activity and safety requirements. Starting November 16, Discord will create a web page for every discoverable server. Then, in mid-December, some messages from public channels may begin appearing on those pages and in search engine results. Discord has allowed administrators of discoverable servers to create web pages for their communities, but it will begin generating these pages automatically on November 16. The pages may also feature summaries of trending discussions within each server. Private servers, DMs, and group DMs fall outside the scope of this change and will remain private. Discord explained that it wants to make useful information from conversations on its platform accessible to people across the internet who might otherwise never find it. Discord stated, "By giving admins the option to make certain channels discoverable from the web, we can help more people find and benefit from the knowledge shared in Discord communities." The company highlighted several potential benefits for different types of communities: - Fandoms: Making specific channels easier to find can help new players get answers to common questions. - Content creators: Creators can promote events and new content releases more easily. - Indie game developers: Developers can use public channels, including forum channels, to share game updates and wiki-style information. ## How to prevent your Discord messages from appearing publicly You can change your settings to prevent Discord from displaying your messages on public web pages. This change only affects discoverable servers, so messages in other types of servers will not become public. Discord will also exclude servers and channels where administrators have disabled web visibility. If an administrator enables search engine visibility for a channel in a discoverable server, Discord may display messages from that channel on its website and in search results. To prevent your messages from appearing, you need to change your privacy settings. In other words, your messages may become publicly accessible only if all four conditions apply: - You participate in a discoverable server. - The server administrator has not disabled the setting that allows messages to appear publicly. - You post a message in a public channel. - You have not disabled the setting that allows your messages to appear publicly. You can control this feature through your personal privacy settings or, if you manage a server, through its administration settings. ### How to change your personal settings Follow these steps to prevent messages you post in eligible channels from appearing publicly. You can follow the same steps in the mobile app. Open Discord's User Settings. Go to [Data & Privacy] Turn off [Show my message content from discoverable channels on web pages] ![Screenshot of Discord's settings page, with the \[Show my message content from discoverable channels on web pages\] option highlighted by a red border in the \[Data & Privacy\] section.](https://roboin.io/api/media/file/discord-message-visibility-setting-english.png) Discord will no longer display messages you post in eligible channels publicly on the web. ### How to change server administrator settings Starting October 27, you may see a pop-up titled "Reach new members on the web" when you first access your server through the Discord desktop app. Administrators of discoverable servers can control whether Discord displays their server's messages on the web and choose which channels to include. Open Server Settings. Go to [Web Presence] and adjust the available settings. ## Verification details and sources ### Verification environment PC: - OS: Windows 11 - Discord version: 652418 Mobile: - OS: Android 17 - Discord app version: 350.8 ### Verification details I confirmed on both PC and mobile that users can change this setting under [User Settings] > [Data & Privacy] > [Show my message content from discoverable channels on web pages] ### Last verification date 2026-10-28T05:40:00.000Z ### Reference links - [Post from Discord's official X account](https://x.com/discord/status/2115121622965522810) - [Discoverable Content on the Web – Discord](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/44302319454359-Discoverable-Content-on-the-Web) - [Discoverable Server Web Presence – Discord](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/44049845164823-Discoverable-Server-Web-Presence) - [Clarifying Server Types – Discord](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/14078261239831-Clarifying-Server-Types)